In
Kiribati mythology (specifically:
Kiribati),
Kai-n-Tiku-Aba ("tree of many branches") is a sacred tree located in
Samoa, which grew on the back of a man named
Na Abitu.
Koura-Abi, a destructive man, broke it. Sorrowful, the people of Samoa scattered across the world.
This myth is from Kiribati, and explains why the I-Kiribati migrated to Kiribati from Samoa.